"I know about this matter. Jiujiu stays here. You can go back and practice well. Don't think too much. You are all the best talents in the empire. I look forward to you winning glory for the country."
In the Xingluo Palace, Xu Jiawei turned his back and gently waved to Huang Xingyun and the other four, his voice deep and calm.
However, Xu Jiujiu, who was one step away from Xu Jiawei, clearly saw that a look of anger appeared on Xu Jiawei's handsome face, then disappeared in an instant, and his lips were pursed uncomfortably again and again.
Xu Jiujiu, who was familiar with Xu Jiawei's habits, immediately understood that his brother was forcing himself to suppress his anger.
"Yes, I thank your Majesty."
Huang Xingyun and the other four bowed to Xu Jiawei and respectfully left the palace.
In the huge palace, only Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu were left at this time. All the palace servants had been dispersed in advance, and the atmosphere fell into an eerie calm.
"well..."
Xu Jiawei sighed deeply and spoke first:
"Jiujiu... Tell me, what do you think about this matter? We are the only siblings here, and we can talk freely about anything."
Xu Jiujiu was silent for a long time, then looked up at Xu Jiawei and asked a seemingly unrelated question: "Royal brother, how is the old man, the Lord of the Worship Hall, doing?"
"Very bad."
Xu Jiawei had no intention of hiding anything from this imperial sister. He closed his eyes and shook his head, answering truthfully, "Your Majesty the Medical Immortal told me privately that the Palace Master's life will be exhausted in three years at most. He is already over 280 years old. He is really dead."
The lifespan of a Titled Douluo far exceeds that of an ordinary person; living to be over a hundred years old is not a problem. The lifespan of a Super Douluo or even an Ultimate Douluo is even longer.
But even for an Extreme Douluo, approaching 300 years old is considered old age, not to mention a Level 98 Super Douluo. Moreover, most soul masters' hidden injuries from battles when they were young will invisibly reduce their lifespan.
After getting the answer, Xu Jiawei remained silent for a long time. He stared at his sister and sighed:
"Although intelligence shows that Shrek's Dragon God Douluo may not live long, they still have a level 98 Taotie Douluo who can protect Shrek for decades."
"Taotie Douluo is old, Shrek still has the ninety-seventh-level Qingying Douluo Song Lao, and the younger Mingfeng Douluo Yan Shaozhe is already a Super Douluo, and it is time for him to grow up by then..."
"After I ascended the throne, I also thought about weakening Shrek's influence in our country, but I looked around the court and found that everyone knew about Shrek, so I had no idea where to start..."
"And Jiujiu, if we want to fight against the invasion of the Sun-Moon Empire, we can't do without Shrek. Although I don't want to admit it, in the eyes of the Sun-Moon Empire, Shrek is the biggest obstacle to their unification of the continent..."
Xu Jiawei whispered about Shrek's echelon of strong men, his voice revealing a deep sense of powerlessness.
As an emperor of a country, he had to pin his hopes of fighting against foreign invaders on an academy, which was undoubtedly a huge pressure for the ambitious Xu Jiawei.
However, the Xu family's ability to sit firmly on the throne was the result of a unanimous compromise among all parties. The Palace Master is about to die. If the balance is disrupted rashly, the consequences may be out of control, and his and the Xu family's position and safety will no longer be guaranteed.
For Shrek, the Xu family's artifact without a level 98 expert might not be impossible to replace. Wouldn't it be better to replace it with a more obedient Dai family?
"Jiujiu understands, so Jiujiu doesn't dare to ask the emperor to do anything for Jiujiu to Shrek. It's just that Jiujiu has two requests and one suggestion. Please think about it carefully."
"Tell me, I will seriously consider it."
"In the next two years, I want to put aside everything I'm doing and practice in seclusion to reach the Soul Emperor realm. I ask my brother to gather enough resources for me."
Xu Jiawei smiled briskly upon hearing this, and said calmly: "Why should we be so serious about this matter? You are the princess of my Xingluo Empire."
"I'll make the decision. You can use all the natural treasures in the national treasury. You can choose three top-level ten thousand year soul bones. You can go to the worship hall at any time to ask Shattered Star Douluo, Tiansha... Forget about Tiansha Douluo, you can also ask other worshippers for advice on your cultivation confusion. If the hall master is willing to guide you, it would be great."
Xu Jiawei, who was speaking fluently, suddenly realized that Tiansha Guxing should not be approached closely, so he quickly stopped talking and changed his words, adding:
"Of course, my cultivation is pretty good. If you ask me, I will know everything."
"Royal brother, what if I still want a hundred thousand year soul bone?" Xu Jiujiu suddenly asked.
Xu Jiawei's smile froze, and he frowned and said, "The hundred thousand year soul bone is of great importance, Jiujiu, you are making things difficult for me."
Of course, the Xingluo Empire and the Xingguan Sect have accumulated some hundred thousand year soul bones over the years of history, but hundred thousand year soul bones have always been a scarce resource of the highest level, so Xu Jiawei had to be cautious.
According to convention, only the emperors of all dynasties, the top cultivation geniuses of the Star Crown lineage, or the top powerhouses of the Worship Hall can fuse and inherit the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
"In the competition two years from now, I will definitely lead the Xingluo team into the finals!"
Xu Jiujiu said this in a decisive tone, and then said:
"I know my brother is in trouble, so I have vowed to reach the level of Titled Douluo within 20 years! If I cannot do it, I will break my limbs and replace my bones!"
Xu Jiawei raised his eyebrows: "Do you want to inherit the position of Palace Master in the future?"
"I'm willing to give it a try! I won't regret it even if I die!" Xu Jiawei stared at his sister for a while and sighed softly:
"Since you have this intention, I will help you. If you can get the runner-up in the competition two years later, I will help you convince those people. This honor is barely enough."
"What about the other request? What do you suggest?"
"Another request is for Jiujiu's classmates. They have suffered a great humiliation this time. They may not be as talented as the top geniuses, but they are loyal to our royal family."
"Therefore, I have been thinking about giving Huang Xingyun and Dugu Shangshan, who have the best cultivation, a piece of Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone each as an encouragement."
Xu Jiujiu said with a calm look.
Xu Jiawei nodded without hesitation: "This is easy to handle. Just give them the choice. The same goes for other resources. If one of them can break through to Soul Emperor in two years, that would be great."
Xu Jiawei didn't care at all about the ten thousand year old soul bone. He just left it there anyway and just regarded it as a favor to the two future priests.
Xu Jiujiu thanked him and said, "My suggestion is to relax exchanges with the Sun-Moon Empire at the academy level and speed up our catch-up in the field of soul guide technology."
"Jiujiu, what do you mean by this? Did I hear it correctly?"
Xu Jiawei's face changed drastically when talking about his soul bone which had never changed in a hundred thousand years. His bright eyes stared at him for a long time, revealing the natural pressure of a superior.
"I don't mean anything else. I just want to strengthen my strength. My royal brother, you know that our empire's soul guidance technology is conservatively estimated to be hundreds of years behind the Sun and Moon Empire. It is impossible to catch up with them. The best way is to send people to study with them."
"If we want to compete with Shrek, perhaps this is the only way to do it, because we have more resources to equip the Soul Guidance Corps."
Xu Jiujiu faced Xu Jiawei's scrutiny and responded calmly. Then he fixed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Brother, we are not as good as Shrek in terms of soul masters, nor as good as Sun and Moon in terms of soul mentors. We have fallen behind for too long. Fortunately, we are stronger than the Sun and Moon Empire in terms of soul masters. Jiujiu thinks this is feasible."
"According to the information we received, the Sun-Moon Empire has researched a light-focusing soul guide. If we can learn this soul guide, we may be able to overcome the problem that our Xingguan lineage can only practice at night! It will greatly improve our practice efficiency!"
"I have personally witnessed the power of the fixed-type soul guide shells. Aunt Zhu's cultivation is not much weaker than those two soul saints, but with their combined efforts, she was taken down in less than a minute."
"Moreover, as far as we know, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy has long invited Shrek to exchange and study, but the Shrek Martial Soul Department has always refused."
Hearing this, Xu Jiawei pressed his eyebrows, paced around the hall with his hands behind his back for a while, and finally smiled bitterly at Xu Jiujiu:
"Even if you're right, Sun and Moon may not be interested in us, right?"
"So, I will prove our strength to the Sun-Moon Empire in the competition two years from now, so that they will have to take us seriously."
He clenched his fist and nodded for a long time, his eyes moving as he spoke, like a deep and dark spring.
"That person once told me that respect from others is earned through fighting. Even if the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy is unwilling to communicate, we can always find a second choice, such as the Mingdu Soul Guidance Academy. This way, it will always be equal."
"...I have to admit that what you said is quite attractive. In that case, let's prepare well."
…
Half a month later, at night, somewhere in the outer area of Mingdou Forest.
Xu Tianxi, who was sitting cross-legged beside the campfire, opened his eyes, stood up, a glimmer of joy flashed across his eyes, his soul power was restrained, and there was no murderous intent.
"Young Master, have you made a breakthrough?" Old Yue, who was in charge of keeping watch, was surprised to find the change in Xu Tianxi and asked tentatively.
"It was just luck." Xu Tianxi shook his forehead, and a look of reminiscence appeared in his eyes.
The battle with the Messenger of Abomination was his first life-and-death battle since coming to this world. The latter's strength was somewhat beyond his expectations.
Even though that guy's hatred spirit was disgusting, his defense was extremely powerful. His fat body could even greatly slow down his mental attack. It took both bombing and beating to kill him, and both sides were almost injured.
The "evil" of the evil soul master is evident from this. We must be extremely cautious in future battles...
After organizing his thoughts, Xu Tianxi smiled and asked Old Yue, "Old Yue, how is the prisoner that Senior Zhisen captured earlier? How is the situation at the White Tiger Duke's Mansion?"
"The prisoner has already surrendered. At the Duke of White Tiger's Mansion, the third young master of the Duke of White Tiger's Mansion, Dai Yuhao, who you are concerned about, is in a very bad situation now. His mother is about to die."
Old Yue answered Xu Tianxi's questions one by one. Considering that Xu Xiaoyun had done this twice before, he was not surprised that Xu Tianxi paid attention to Dai Yuhao. He just reminded him in a low voice: "Young Master, Dai Yuhao's innate spirit power is very low. I'm afraid he can't follow the path of His Majesty the Ice Phoenix and the young lady in the past."
"It doesn't matter. I didn't intend to bring him into Xuanming Sect. We can't afford this person."
Xu Tianxi smiled nonchalantly and said, "Tomorrow morning, let's disguise ourselves and go to Xingluo Imperial Capital. I'll also teach the captive how to speak."